O.V. Speaks Quilts

I was honored to participate on a panel at the National Docent Symposium last week . Docents from around the country attended to learn...

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has been exhibiting my quilt A Star Among Stars since June in its Patterns in Abstraction exhibit. Now...

Choose Happy #5, 27 x 27 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2024. For sale. $500. Choose Happy #5 is part of a new series of my...

Now that it has been a week since the downpour of a disappointing election, a reminder from my quilt Rain, Resilience and Rainbows might...

My quilt Choose Happy #3 has been sold and shipped to her new owner in Mableton, GA. There are six quilts in my Choose Happy ...

Baby Addison, India and I began November at the Houston International Quilt Show , but now we are safely home. It was an amazing trip...

Addison, India and I flew from Atlanta to Houston in time to attend Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival. Maybe it was...

My quilt Potion to Cure Racism is my only Halloween quilt. I created her as a personal quilt to decorate my home. I never imagined that...

Girls Trip! India, Baby Addison and I are headed to the International Quilt Festival in Houston this week. My quilt Winter Wonderland...

Choose Happy #4, 26 X 26 inch affirmation quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2024. For sale. $500. Choose Happy #4 is part of a new series of my...

When I first decided to sell some of my quilts, I turned to Etsy . It was a great place for a small new business to start. Many people...

I love creating scrappy applique quilts because I find them relaxing. They teach me patience and their beauty is timeless. I learned...

I remember vividly the opening of my first solo exhibit Long Time Coming — A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts . I...

Early voting has started in Georgia. Now is the time to make your plan to vote before November 5th . Why wait until the last minute when...

Choose Happy #3 is part of a new series of my affirmation quilts. There are six quilts in the series. Each quilt has a center panel with...

When I learned that the author of a new John Lewis book would be speaking at the Atlanta History Center , I knew I had to be there. The...

My quilt Whispers From My Angels #7 has been sold and delivered. She will be a special congratulatory gift for someone who got big...

History always deserves a post! Vandy 40, Alabama 35! Always proud to be a Vandy grad, but Saturday was the best Football Saturday ever!...

I always travel with a hand quilting project. It may be hand quilting, hand applique or English paper piecing. On my recent 70th birthday...

Returning home safely after a wonderful trip gives me an excuse to share Finally Home , one of my show quilts. It exhibited at the 2021...